Mr. Bojangles Dance

<p> Three men's lives told through the story of one song. Jerry Jeff Walker the singer and writer behind the classic hit Mr. Bojangles never would have expected that his song inspired by an experience in a New Orleans jail cell would make Richard Nixon cry or that it would be covered by Sammy Davis Jr. the entertainment giant and controversially a supporter of Nixon.</p><p> This work told through the perspective of writer performer and listener traces these three men's overlapping journeys through the American consciousness. Chapters discuss the history of Walker's song Davis's rise from rags to riches Nixon's journey from grocer's son to president and more.</p>